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General Manager’s Report -
Oklahoma First Energy Plan
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Board Report -
April 12, 2012
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From the Board Chair—
Notes From Annual Planning Retreat 2012
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Legislative Update:
Oklahoma’s Personal Income Tax Rate
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Lineman’s Corner -
Tree Trimming
MAY 2012
VOL. 28 NO. 5
by Tom Willis
Member Services Energy Engineer
As summer fast approaches you may be thinking of the possible heat wave such as we had in the summer of 2011 and about the increased costs it created in energy bills. Never fear because OMPA and the Demand and Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) is once again looking for ways to help your business keep energy costs down and a cool profit in your business!
DEEP has helped business owners with rebate awards toward the installation of highly efficient chillers and central air conditioning units to save on costly cooling for their businesses and industries. Some have even found a way to take advantage of energy savings in both the summer and winter and to pocket the cool savings through the installation of a ground source heat pump system. Not only is it a highly efficient way to save energy on your cooling bills, but it may reduce or even eliminate the need for costly winter natural gas heating bills too. One customer, who installed over 80 tons of ground source heat pumps, reported that their gas saving alone helped provide energy savings
by reducing their natural gas expenses and shortening their payback on their system.
Another DEEP project award wasn’t for heating or cooling the air, but for compressing it. One company replaced an inefficient compressor system with a new system utilizing a smaller compressor. The improved efficiency gained them a DEEP award of over $26,000!
In order to shed some light on possible savings, several business owners have elected to upgrade their old lighting systems. With 100 watt incandescent bulbs and magnetic ballasts no longer being made and T12 lamps being discontinued in July 2012, it is no wonder that T8 and T5 lamps with electronic ballasts are now making savings appear brighter than ever! One company elected to replace all their lights in their plant and saved over $100,000 on their annual electric bill.
OMPA MEMBER CITIES:
Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Duncan, Edmond, Eldorado, Fairview, Frederick, Geary, Goltry, Granite, Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum, Manitou, Marlow, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Orlando, Pawhuska, Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague, Purcell, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters, Watonga, Waynoka, Wetumka, Wynnewood, Yale
A member of the American Public Power Association, Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Power Resources Association
OUTLET is published by OMPA for our Members
2701 West I-35 Frontage Road
Post Office Box 1960
Edmond, Oklahoma 73083-1960
Phone: 405/340-5047
FAX: 405/359-1071
www.ompa.com
OMPA is an agency of the State of Oklahoma and is fully supported by customer revenues instead of taxes. 425 copies printed at a cost of $1,044.00.
Bruce Ackerman, Editor
cont pg 2
DEEP = $aving Energy $aves Dollar$!
Oklahoma Comfort Program (OCP) - See update on page 7.
PERRY (Left to right) Jon Cameron, Perry City Manager; Carole Davis Ricord, Executive Director of the Noble County YMCA in Perry; Vicki Hagerman, Perry Administrative Services Director; and Tom Willis, OMPA Member Services Energy Engineer; present Ricord with a rebate check in the amount of $2,474.80 from OMPA’s Demand and Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) for upgrading the lighting at the Perry YMCA, 107 North 7th Street, on behalf of the city and the OMPA Board of Directors during a presentation on March 6.
Kyle Smith, Perry Daily Journal Photo

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General Manager’s Report -
Oklahoma First Energy Plan
4
Board Report -
April 12, 2012
5
From the Board Chair—
Notes From Annual Planning Retreat 2012
6
Legislative Update:
Oklahoma’s Personal Income Tax Rate
10
Lineman’s Corner -
Tree Trimming
MAY 2012
VOL. 28 NO. 5
by Tom Willis
Member Services Energy Engineer
As summer fast approaches you may be thinking of the possible heat wave such as we had in the summer of 2011 and about the increased costs it created in energy bills. Never fear because OMPA and the Demand and Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) is once again looking for ways to help your business keep energy costs down and a cool profit in your business!
DEEP has helped business owners with rebate awards toward the installation of highly efficient chillers and central air conditioning units to save on costly cooling for their businesses and industries. Some have even found a way to take advantage of energy savings in both the summer and winter and to pocket the cool savings through the installation of a ground source heat pump system. Not only is it a highly efficient way to save energy on your cooling bills, but it may reduce or even eliminate the need for costly winter natural gas heating bills too. One customer, who installed over 80 tons of ground source heat pumps, reported that their gas saving alone helped provide energy savings
by reducing their natural gas expenses and shortening their payback on their system.
Another DEEP project award wasn’t for heating or cooling the air, but for compressing it. One company replaced an inefficient compressor system with a new system utilizing a smaller compressor. The improved efficiency gained them a DEEP award of over $26,000!
In order to shed some light on possible savings, several business owners have elected to upgrade their old lighting systems. With 100 watt incandescent bulbs and magnetic ballasts no longer being made and T12 lamps being discontinued in July 2012, it is no wonder that T8 and T5 lamps with electronic ballasts are now making savings appear brighter than ever! One company elected to replace all their lights in their plant and saved over $100,000 on their annual electric bill.
OMPA MEMBER CITIES:
Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Duncan, Edmond, Eldorado, Fairview, Frederick, Geary, Goltry, Granite, Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum, Manitou, Marlow, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Orlando, Pawhuska, Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague, Purcell, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters, Watonga, Waynoka, Wetumka, Wynnewood, Yale
A member of the American Public Power Association, Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Power Resources Association
OUTLET is published by OMPA for our Members
2701 West I-35 Frontage Road
Post Office Box 1960
Edmond, Oklahoma 73083-1960
Phone: 405/340-5047
FAX: 405/359-1071
www.ompa.com
OMPA is an agency of the State of Oklahoma and is fully supported by customer revenues instead of taxes. 425 copies printed at a cost of $1,044.00.
Bruce Ackerman, Editor
cont pg 2
DEEP = $aving Energy $aves Dollar$!
Oklahoma Comfort Program (OCP) - See update on page 7.
PERRY (Left to right) Jon Cameron, Perry City Manager; Carole Davis Ricord, Executive Director of the Noble County YMCA in Perry; Vicki Hagerman, Perry Administrative Services Director; and Tom Willis, OMPA Member Services Energy Engineer; present Ricord with a rebate check in the amount of $2,474.80 from OMPA’s Demand and Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) for upgrading the lighting at the Perry YMCA, 107 North 7th Street, on behalf of the city and the OMPA Board of Directors during a presentation on March 6.
Kyle Smith, Perry Daily Journal Photo